The purpose of this research study is to compare muscle activation, changes in pain sensitivity, and brain function, between different walking conditions, including walking to music, walking to metronome, and walking without music or metronome.
Have activity related pain
Experience morning knee stiffness ≤ 30 minutes
Knee pain on most days for 3 months or more
Able to walk at least 20 minutes with assistance
Contraindications to exercise
Joint replacement in either hip, knee, or ankle
History of other disease that may involve the index joint including inflammatory joint disease such as rheumatoid arthritis, seronegative spondyloarthropathy (eg, ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease related arthropathy), crystalline disease (eg, gout or pseudogout), lupus erythematosus, knee joint infections, Paget's disease affecting the knee, or knee joint tumors.
Previous knee osteotomy in either knee